Butterflies
A legal quirk leaves officials in at least a dozen states with little or no authority to protect insects. That’s a growing problem for humans. It’s tough being an insect. They get swatted, stomped and sprayed without a thought. Their mere presence can provoke irrational panic. Even everyday language disparages them: “Stop bugging me,” we […]
An international research team including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has discovered that the striking orange and black wings of monarch butterflies not only send the message to predators that these butterflies are highly toxic, but that the storage of toxins and development of the colourful wings come at […]
LINCOLN PARK — Monarch butterflies will begin their migration from Chicago to Mexico this weekend. Chicagoans will be able to watch thousands of the orange and black butterflies flutter across the city for the next few days as they start their journey to Mexico for the winter. In the past, the Museum Campus has been […]
CHICAGO — The migratory monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species — but there are simple ways Chicagoans can help from home. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added monarch butterflies to its endangered list last week. The population has shrunk 22-72 percent over the past decade, experts said. The endangered […]
Comment on this story Comment The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction last week as scientists put the orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its dwindling numbers. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing . . .
The migratory monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the international endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. “This is one of the […]
WASHINGTON — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. “This is one of the […]
The use of kudzu creates a compelling dialogue around survival and the relationship between humans and the natural world. While the term “invasive species” is frequently framed around intrusion, Okoyomon’s rich conceptual framework unveils that invasive species are often forcibly displaced and subsequently trying to survive in a hostile climate. The smallest detail of To […]
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